How to make a DIV background 3d?

[EdgyRabbid]

Hello!

So, this is my homepage: https://edgyrabbid.space/NormalHomePage.html

Im revamping it again, but just a bit. I wanna add some 3d elements, which will include 3d nav buttons..

However, does anyone know how to make my main div (the one with the "welcome to my website" text) have a 3d background? Is there some sort of HTML code i could use, or a code snippet or something?

[ヤーナム]

3D can mean a lot of things. Do you mean you want them to have a 3D-like appearance with shadows, glossiness, etc. like Windows 7? Or do you mean you want a real 3D-rendered environment?

Could you share an example of something 3D that you like that you want to try to look like?

[EdgyRabbid]

3D can mean a lot of things. Do you mean you want them to have a 3D-like appearance with shadows, glossiness, etc. like Windows 7? Or do you mean you want a real 3D-rendered environment?

Could you share an example of something 3D that you like that you want to try to look like?

i ment the 90s 3d texture, im not sure how to describe it exacly, but i attached an image of what i want.

I adore the look of 90s 3d web graphics, thats why im converting my nav bar to 3d.. inspired by this website: https://acidicalchemist.nekoweb.org/home

Think im gonna look for inspo on hypnospace outlaw if you need other ideas.

[ヤーナム]

Ahhh I gotcha. That style is very cool, reminds me of watching TV as a kid. :D

It looks like they use a big background image: https://acidicalchemist.nekoweb.org/images/main-box.png

They probably made this in a tool like Photoshop, or a free alternative like GIMP or Krita, or maybe they rendered the whole thing in Blender and exported a view of it as an image, but that seems less likely.

What if you throw something together with https://kidpix.app/?

EDIT: Actually that in-browser Kidpix isn't the one I was thinking of, there was a later version called "Deluxe" that let you do snazzy 3D effects. Maybe here? https://www.myabandonware.com/game/kid-pix-deluxe-4-cm9

[EdgyRabbid]

EDIT: Actually that in-browser Kidpix isn't the one I was thinking of, there was a later version called "Deluxe" that let you do snazzy 3D effects. Maybe here? https://www.myabandonware.com/game/kid-pix-deluxe-4-cm9

I tried running this on windows 11 and all im getting is a black screen, even run with complicity mode on. I do really wanna run it though.. how do i do this?

[ヤーナム]

Okay it looks like there are some compatibility patches out there, but I also found that it relies on software called QuickTime and that the Windows version has known security vulnerabilities and probably shouldn't be used.

There are alternatives though! How willing to go on an adventure are you? I think the most reliable (and most fun) way to do this would be to set up a virtual machine running Windows XP and installing it on that.

If you aren't familiar, a virtual machine is like a fake computer that runs in a window on your real computer. You can install entire operating systems on them, like an old enough version of Windows to run Kid Pix.

You'd start by installing VirtualBox, the VM host: https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/7.2.4/VirtualBox-7.2.4-170995-Win.exe

Then download an .iso (like a file copy of a CD) of Windows XP: https://archive.org/details/windows-xp_20250630 (click ISO IMAGE on the right under DOWNLOADS)

Once you've installed VirtualBox you'll want to open it up and click on the "New" button, it should give you a popup to select a preset for settings for Windows XP, then it'll ask you to mount an image. That's where you select the ISO you just downloaded.

Make sure you don't put any personal info or sign in to anything important in your VM. Windows XP is very old software and isn't secure for use on the internet today.

lmk if you need any help :)